Matthew has presented topical discussion show The Wright Stuff since 2000

In the 1990s I was a showbiz journalist at several places, including TV Editor at The Sun. Once, I invaded the Smash Hits Poll Winners’ party on TV and got on stage with the Spice Girls – I’d probably be arrested now. I dressed up as Mrs Doubtfire for The Sun, and went round east London squeezing melons in a supermarket. I also presented Madonna with a baby’s sleepsuit… it was great fun.

I’ve found that a lot of reality stars are quite difficult to work with – big egos, often accompanied with a little brain. Some have been very rude and, instead of preparing for the show [The Wright Stuff] by reading newspapers, spend the time brushing their hair or generally not concentrating. They then go on and die on their a**e and it’s down to everyone else to cover for them – that’s very unprofessional. I guess they’re used to being told what to do for their reality shows and maybe don’t function as well when exposed to the light.

The most memorable person I’ve ever met was Elizabeth Taylor. In 1999 I was at a press launch for the BAFTA film awards and she was guest of honour. Everyone was asking really boring questions but I said: “It’s the Grand National on Saturday and of course your first film was National Velvet. Do you have any tips? I’m desperate to make a few quid.” She looked at me in astonishment, pointed a finger and said: “You knucklehead!” But I ended up joining her for dinner at the BAFTAs. She took to me big time and made me promise to fight for her to get a blue plaque on the house in Hampstead where she was born. I have been running a campaign to do just that for years now at liztaylorblueplaque.com

It’s 20 years ago this year that my dad died of bowel cancer; he was 54 years old. The tragedy is he was misdiagnosed by several doctors over a period of several years. At one point he was given peppermints by a doctor and told: ‘Just suck on these, you’ve got irritable bowel syndrome.’ When they cut him open during surgery, he had a tumour the size of a pineapple. People don’t like talking about bottoms, but I do. There are still too many stories of people dying, either of embarrassment or because of misdiagnosis by doctors.

Matthew has remained friends with many of the celebs he met on I'm A Celebrity in 2013

I’m glad I did I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! in 2013. On the first night the noise from the jungle was really loud. I thought they were playing it out of speakers hidden in the trees, but it was real. I absolutely loved it – to sleep under the stars in the Australian bush for three weeks is an amazing thing to do, but that’s not to say I would want to do it again. I’m still in touch with some of the jungle guys: David Emanuel, Steve Davis, Rebecca Adlington, Lucy Pargeter and Kian Egan. They’re a really nice bunch of people.

I met my wife Amelia through agony aunt Dr Miriam Stoppard. I took one look at her and thought: ‘Ooh, yes.’ We’ve been together for 10 years at the end of this month. We get along so well because we have a shared sense of humour. She’s the funniest person I know and I like to think she’d say the same about me.

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